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Ferry Sunset in Papua New Guinea, 100 People Still Missing
Sydney - Rescuers are still searching for 100 people still missing when the sinking of the MV Queen of Papua New Guinea Rabual. So far rescuers have managed to rescue 238 victims from 350 passenger ships.
According to the Australian Maritime Safety Agency (AMSA), the vessel sank when within 16 kilometers off the coast and the survivors have been located east of the city of Lae.
"Five ships, with a total of 238 victims who were on board, went to Lae with pedestrians first ship arrived shortly after 1:00 o'clock in the morning," said AMSA, as reported by AFP on Friday (01/03/2012).
"The passengers are transferred to Lae in PNG under the coordination of government," he added.
AMSA added, the three ships still at the scene to continue the search, assisted by two aircraft and two helicopters locally Australia.
Shipowner said it lost contact with the MV Queen Rabaul when traveling between Lae and Kimbe.
In a statement the owner of the ship, there were 350 passengers and 12 crew is on top of it made in Japan. The passengers were local residents of Papua New Guinea and students who want to Lae.
The company said it still did not know the cause of the sinking ship. "It is understood that the captain of the ferry regularly make contact with another ship before it sank," the company said.
"It seems there is no indication of disruption during this communication." he explained. Dikatakanya, they began to realize something was wrong when the ship is not visible on the radar.
